Atomic Zombie's "Bike Builder Bonanza" How-To Book
March 19, 2008 - [$25] This here Atomic Zombie dude tells you how to build most any kind of bike in his 388-page book---which it seems is sold out now. So this here is a rare copy. It's a sweet book---even has detailed how to weld instructions. I hope to glean as much as I can from it before it sells. These are RARE---I haven't seen hardly any of these.
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Atomic Zombie's "Bike Builder Bonanza" How-To Book $25.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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Velo Vision: includes JP's Dock Porter story! : ) $10.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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The Cross Country Ski, Cook, Look & Pleasure Book, by Hal Painter $20.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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UNLIMITED! --the only DVD of year-round sport! $30.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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OYB News...and a Few Handy Items
World News, Stories & Links
What is OYB? --An HQ for Indy Action & Sundries
December 24, 2007 - Hi, I'm Jeff Potter and I herd the cats here. OYB is a celebration of independent general interest culture...offering hard-to-find, high quality stories, links, books and products (luggage, too!) that have the Vision Thing for everyday life.
OYB was a zeen back in the 90's that grew to become available on hundreds of newstands nationwide. If infrequently. Today it's mostly an ezine as well as a book publishing press, releasing books on significant but neglected topics of cultural impact. The ... > Read Article
The OYB Bag --The World's Only 5-Way Bag!
December 23, 2007 - [$37, postpaid in US] The 5-Way OYB Bag is ready for action! Get yours now! Cheap! (Other leather-canvas daybags are $80-100. And do much, much less.) Click on the PayPal button to the left under the picture!
The OYB Bag is the only bag that converts in a jiffy into a Shoulderbag, a Saddlebag, a Handlebar-bag, Small Pannier (front or rear... > More Info > Purchase
The OYB Lunchbox Pannier --Classy!
December 22, 2007 - ($44.95 postpaid in USA) Presenting the OYB Lunchbox Pannier!
Dang, they're sharp. I was able to scour the land and find a couple dozen of the base "cases" at various military-surplus places and then I repurposed them just for you!
First response! "Thanks! It's one of the best pieces of design I've ever ... > More Info > Purchase
All-Leather Daypack
September 15, 2007 - [$75] Here's an all-leather, full-grain daypack. This is a classic, vintage high-end item. Very well built. It's 15" tall, by 12" wide by 4" deep. Fairly small---good for around town. For about 10 lbs of goodies. But it could comfortably hold much more---it has two thin internal back ribs (flat steel, flexy, sewn-in) and a contoured metal waist-fra... > More Info > Purchase
German Rucksack
September 14, 2007 - [$30, postpaid in US]
Here's a brand new German military-style rucksack. Most of my offerings are vintage but this pack has vintage styling, so it counts. This is a very handsome, effective unit. Tough canvas body, rubberized bottom, solid snap-clips. About 17"x14"x6". It's smaller than the Austrian pack. 2 side pockets. Interior pocket. Rubber... > More Info > Purchase
Free Sample OYB! ...& Secret Gift!
September 07, 2007 - OK, just to show you that the web isn't everything and that PAPER rocks, too, I'm offering a FREE SAMPLE issue of OYB to anyone who ... is willing to pay the postage.
Just click the PayPal order button and it'll only bill you $2 which covers most of the postage.
The freebie is big, tasty issue #8. It's not the newer thick issue #10 but I wa... > More Info > Purchase
Austrian Rucksack: light'n'snappy!
September 06, 2007 - Here's a sweet new rucksack for those who like a classy vintage look.
It's a rare Austrian military surplus backpack / rucksack.
It's quite a bit lighter in weight than the Swiss daypack for the same size.
I also like that it has 2 rear pockets. (I just used this pack for a week at deer camp --- man, it's great! 2 rear pockets rock! I real... > More Info > Purchase
Cali 2008 Trip Report
May 12, 2008 - I recently returned from a pilgrimage to Cali.
My old high school buddies and I have been doing a biking get-together in the spring as a way to get a jump on the midwest spring. Actually, I join in when I can. They're more the hard-working guys who need a break now and then.
Travel vacations aren't a common part of a slow-paced indy publisher... > Read
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Bike'n'Hike Marin
May 12, 2008 - [Still pics down below, at bottom of Report. Video just a little below...] A couple old-days college pals and I sometimes get together in Marin in the springtime at a friend's house and do a few days of mountainous bike riding and R&R. It's an inspiring place to hang out and to get ready for summer riding in flatland Michigan.
This time out we f... > Read
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Oakland Interlude...and the Starlight Express
May 12, 2008 - [Still pics down below. Vid clip, too!] After our few days of biking in the hills of Marin the busy guys went back to doing the real work of our cities and I lateraled over to visit friends in the East Bay. I don't get out much so when I do, let's see people!
David, my friend who now lives in Oakland, has lived in basically all the major US met... > Read
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Hollywood Delights
May 12, 2008 - A great part of any trip out west is visiting my relatives.
My uncle Tim lives in Susanville near Reno. He owns a little town called Seneca in the Feather River Gorge just south of Lake Amanor, a couple hours north of Nevada City, in Gold Country. All Seneca has to offer the world is a tiny little bar, that Uncle Tim runs. But it's famous in th... > Read
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The Cicada Club: a Vintage Night Out in LA
May 12, 2008 - My last night in Hollywood was a doozy!
For the past couple years I've been participating on http://TheFedoraLounge.com, a great place for classic and vintage style of all kinds, including the old bikes and canvas rucksacks that I incline to (pipes and panamas, too). They are somewhat based out of Hollywood so I looked forward to running into so... > Read
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The Origins of Consumerism: Hint, it wasn't our idea...
May 12, 2008 - We've all seen the gloom'n'doom reports on the insidiousness of consumerism. But in my view not all that much is done to show another way to live, that is, in a way that doesn't involve buying into various "us/them" mindsets. For what it's worth OYB gives its take on another way.
But reminders about how we came to be like we are in this country... > Read
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To Survivor TV: please get the paddles right!
May 11, 2008 - I've seen bits and pieces of several Survivor TV shows over the years. Martha and the kids like to watch it on my Life Studies philosophy reading night. Quite often I happen in on an episode that shows the gang paddling a canoe in some tropical setting. Every single time I've seen canoeing---at least 3 times so far---they're always using nice, cust... > Read
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"Why live today when you can imagine tomorrow? [Editor's hint: don't fall for it! Live real, not in imagination!] "
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